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| HER Number: | MDV7823 |
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| Name: | Medieval fire beacon, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
A Medieval fire beacon stood a little to the west of the church in Buckfastleigh, and north of the butts. A stack of heavy timbers is shown on a copy of a survey map dating from Henry VIII's reign.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 741 665 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckfastleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX76NW37
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 898036
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/28
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEACON (Early Medieval to XVI - 1066 AD (Between) to 1540 AD (Between))
Full description
Russell, P., 1955, Fire Beacons in Devon, 281 (Article in Serial). SDV336138.
(SX741665. Beacon sited from OS 10560 1963).
A Medieval fire beacon stood a little to the West of the church in Buckfastleigh, and North of the butts. A stack of heavy timbers is shown on a copy of a survey map dating from Henry VIII's reign (1890 'Short History').
National Monuments Record, 2011, 898036 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV347308.
Knollthorne; "a close that the fyer bekon stondeth on". Just west of the church and north of the butts. A stack of heavy timbers is shown. A Henry VIII survey map copied in "Short History of the Rights of Common in Dartmoor".
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336138 | Article in Serial: Russell, P.. 1955. Fire Beacons in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 87. A5 Hardback. 281. |
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| SDV347308 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 898036. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 29 2022 11:40AM |
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